And not in a good way. The California-based Center for Environmental Health reports that nine of the 28 Hannah Montana products they tested showed high levels of lead and might have to be recalled. Two of them, a Girls Rock backpack and a Secret Star wallet, contained more than fourteen times the federal safety standard for lead in paint. Disney, the parent corporation for the Hannah Montana empire, vehemently denied CEH’s claims. This could mean anything. Either King Rodent genuinely believes the toys are safe, or they’re engaging in their usual Nixonian stonewalling, or they’ve joined with China’s Maoist overlords in a conspiracy to turn Hannah’s millions of fans into drooling morons.
Granted, not even the most rabidly obsessive little cultist is likely to start nibbling on a Hannah Montana wallet or backpack. Still, this is troubling news. The effects of lead poisoning include cognitive impairment and extreme learning disabilities, which can persist for decades. Incidentally, in 2028 Miley Cyrus will be eligible to run for president. Pure coincidence, no doubt.
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Oh but I’m sure they got a really good deal from some Chinese manufacturer. I hope Disney gets the crap sued out of them so that people start realizing what the actual cost of doing business with sleazy Chinese companies is. (And that’s without even getting into the politics of it, which is even more disgusting.)
Hey, let’s keep our perspective here. Out of 28 Chinese-manufactured Hannah Montana products tested by the CEH, only nine showed toxic levels of lead. That means the odds of buying your child a non-toxic Hannah Montana doodad are better than two to one. Who says the Chinese don’t care about quality control?
All to save a few dollars. Way to give a shit about the consumers.
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